Retroscena

Retroscena

105 mins | Nov. 26, 1939

Called to perform at the Scala, a young baritone begins a transatlantic romance with a famous pianist. The singer, having been skewered by a critic after his last performance in Milan, attempts to find a way to win over the audience and the critics, while wooing his love interest.

Retroscena

105 mins | Nov. 26, 1939

Retroscena
Called to perform at the Scala, a young baritone begins a transatlantic romance with a famous pianist. The singer, having been skewered by a critic after his last performance in Milan, attempts to find a way to win over the audience and the critics, while wooing his love interest.
Producers
Original title Retroscena
Directors Alessandro Blasetti
Writers Ettore Maria Margadonna, Alessandro Blasetti, Pietro Germi

Cast

Filippo Romito

as Il baritone Alberto De Sanni

Elisa Cegani

as Diana Martelli, la pianista

Camillo Pilotto

as Parsifal Bernocchio

Lia Orlandini

as Mirna Martelli, la zia di Diana

Enzo Biliotti

as Silvio Dentice

Ugo Ceseri

as Terenzio

Giovanni Grasso

as Il commissario

Fausto Guerzoni

as Il vice commissario

Ermanno Roveri

as Un giornalista

Romolo Costa

as Sablonscky

Mario Pucci

as Il portiere dall'albergo

Oretta Fiume

as La fioraia a bordo

Cesare Zoppetti

as Il portiere dell'uscita degli artisti

Federico Collino

as Il portieredell'entrata al palcoscenico

Achille Majeroni

as Un signore a bordo

Sandro Dani

as Il funzionario della stazione

Nino Eller

as Il controllore alla stazione

Nino Crisman

as Un cameriere a bordo

Luigi Erminio D'Olivo

as Il barman a bordo

Giuseppe Ricagno

as Un altro giornalista